If you will

Adverb

Definitions

1.AdverbPlease, kindly; used in giving a non-concrete instruction.

"But imagine, if you will, a world where these logistical problems were solved."

2.AdverbSo to speak, like; used to indicate that a description is not standard.

"These are "partial artifacts", if you will: the imaging process has merely amplified flaws that were already present in the original."

3.AdverbUsed in conceding a description or choice of terms.

"He wasn't a very honest person; a liar, if you will."

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